Non-Standard, Late-Starting
Fall 2012 Classes

Looking to add a class still? Fall classes are under way but we have some late starting classes that may still be open. Check out the list below of short classes for credit in Environmental Studies, Health, and California History. Then register for the course in MyPortal before the first day of the class.

If the class is full, you may attend the first day of class to get an add code from the instructor if there is room in the class. If the class is online, contact the instructor by e-mail.

Not a current student? Apply for fall and register for late starting classes. By enrolling in a class this fall, you'll be include in the continuing student registration period for winter.

For complete details for a course, please check the fall schedule of classes.

ENVIRONMENTAL STUDIES

Introduction to Green Building (CLAS)

CRN: 20918  E S -058.-55L, 1 Unit
Class meets one weekend on Saturday, Nov. 17 and Sunday, Nov. 18.
Course Description: An overview of strategies to implement a green building project within your organization. The strategies include model green building policy and guidelines including LEED (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design), assembling a green team, assessing the impact of construction and buildings on society, and an overview of key stakeholders in the construction field.
Time: 09:30 AM-03:20 PM
Days: SU
Instructor: DEPPEN, DAVID
Location: KC115

AB 32 (CA Global Warming Solutions Act of 2006) (CLAS)

CRN: 20980  E S -064.-55, 1 Unit
Class meets for 6 weeks on Wednesdays, from Oct. 17 to Nov. 21. Field trips outside class time may be required for this class.
Course Description: An overview of California's Global Warming Solutions Act of 2006, AB 32. The course also includes an overview of strategies to implement this act within an organization and a look at the reduction of greenhouse gas emissions (GHG) by three percent per year.
Time: 12:30 PM-02:20 PM
Days: W
Instructor: SULLIVAN, MARK
Location: KC112

Introduction to Environmental Careers (CLAS)

CRN: 20985  E S -095.-95, 1 Unit
Class meets for 6 weeks on Tuesdays, from Oct. 16 to Nov. 20.
Course Description: Learn about saving the planet through environmental careers, including ecosystem management, restoration ecology, corridors ecology, energy management technology, environmental stewardship, environmental education, watershed management, environmental law, pollution prevention and more. Opportunities for internships and employment in business, industry, public agencies, academia and nonprofit agencies will be explored. Students will prepare an academic plan for their two- or four-year degree, certificate or workplace.
Time: 04:30 PM-06:20 PM
Days: T
Instructor: SULLIVAN, KRISTIN
Location: KC239

Online ES 6-Week Courses Starting Nov. 5

Review the list below. Then select Environmental Studies in the fall searchable schedule for complete details about each class.

CRN: 20929 E S -001.-65Z, 4 Units, Introduction to Environmental Studies

CRN: 20941 E S -095.-65Z, 1 Unit, Introduction to Environmental Careers

CRN: 20931 E S -069.-65Z, 1 Unit, Energy Reliability and Your Organization

CRN: 20933 E S -070.-65Z, 1 Unit, Introduction to Energy Management Technology

CRN: 20934 E S -071.-65Z, 1 Unit, The Building Envelope

CRN: 20935 E S -072.-65Z, 1 Unit, Heating, Ventilating and Air Conditioning (HVAC) Systems

CRN: 20936 E S -073.-65Z, 1 Unit, Electric Motors and Drives

CRN: 20937 E S -074.-65Z, 1 Unit, Lighting Distribution Systems

CRN: 20938 E S -075.-65Z, 1 Unit, Electric Power Systems

CRN: 20939 E S -078.-65Z, 1 Unit, Energy Management Systems and Controls

CRN: 20940 E S -079.-65Z, 1 Unit, Renewable and Alternative Energy Systems

For more information or questions about these or other Environmental Studies classes, e-mail Pat Cornely at cornelypat@deanza.edu.

HISTORY

Note: Exact times for Field Studies dates TBA. For more information or questions, call the California History Center at 408.864.8712.

Topics in History of Transportation - Rolling Thunder: Railroads in California (CLAS)

CRN: 21075  HIST-052X-95, 2 Units
This class meets Thursdays, Oct. 1 and 15;  Field Studies: Saturdays, Oct. 3 and 17
Course Description: The transforming technology of the nineteenth century was steam, and steam powered the railroad into the western wilderness, terminating in California. Over time, railroads became the dominant economic and political power in California and the West, and comparably powerful in the nation as a whole.
Time: 06:30 PM-10:10 PM
Days: Th, S
Instructor: FORBES SR, CHATHAM
Location: CHC

Topics in California Historical Sites and Monuments - Saving Marin County: the Politics of Wilderness (CLAS)

CRN: 21076  HIST-053X-95, 2 Units
This class meets Thursdays, Nov. 29 and Dec. 6;  Field Studies: Saturdays, Dec. 1 and 8
Course Description: Barely a mile across the Golden Gate from crowded San Francisco, pristine Marin County needed protection from major real estate developers when the Golden Gate Bridge opened in 1937. Influential citizen activists responded successfully to preserve the County's treasured wilderness areas.
Time: 06:30 PM-10:10 PM
Days: Th, S
Instructor: FORBES SR, CHATHAM
Location: CHC

Topics in Community History - J-Town: Japantown's 20th Century Transformations

CRN: 21077  HIST-107X-95, 2 Units
This class meets Mondays, Oct. 15 and 29;  Field Studies: Fridays, Oct. 26 and Saturday, Nov. 3
This class will explore transformations within San Jose's Japantown or "J-Town," throughout the twentieth century. It will analyze how immigrants from Japan settled there, and the impact the World War II internment had on the community they built. It will outline major forces that helped to re-shape the community in the post-war period, including efforts of non-Japanese Americans to help internees keep their properties; the influence of many religious institutions in the area;  the interaction of various non-Japanese American ethnic communities co-existing in the neighborhood; and the effect of a changed political climate as expressed by the success of the redress movement and election of local Japanese Americans to public offices.

Time: 04:00 PM-7:45 PM
Days: M, F, S
Instructor: IGNOFFO, MARY
Location: CHC